John Quincy Adams

by Harlow Giles Unger

Book Overview

He fought for Washington, served with Lincoln, witnessed Bunker Hill, and sounded the clarion against slavery on the eve of the Civil War. He negotiated an end to the War of 1812, engineered the annexation of Florida, and won the Supreme Court decision that freed the African captives of The Amistad . He served his nation as minister to six countries, secretary of state, senator, congressman, and president. John Quincy Adams was all of these things...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030682129X
• ISBN13: 9780306821295
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"